Apparently so bad that it’s driving viewers to the SciFi channel. According to SciFi.Com,
The SCI FI Channel reported a 25 percent increase in household ratings in competition against the Olympic Games on NBC. SCI FI said it also captured the highest concentration of adults aged 25-54 of any network, broadcast or cable during the Olympics and posted a 31 percent household ratings gain among such adults.
SCI FI reported a 25 percent increase in September ratings compared with the same month last year. The cable network said it is on track to finish the third quarter of 2000 with a 0.9 household rating, a quarterly record and a 13 percent improvement over the same quarter last year.
That’s pretty amazing considering the crap that the SciFi channel tends to run. Tonight they’re showing “Species II” and I swear they have to hold the record for repeated showings of the horrible Puppet Masters films. Sure they run Babylon 5 and Star Trek: TOS, but they really play a lot of horrible movies.